Which to use
“revelar” and “revisar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,516
- “revelar” frequency rank
- #15,915
- “revisar” frequency rank
- 20431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelar | revisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tirar o véu a | ver, examinar novamente |
Where the eye mixes revelar and revisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revelar and revisar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses revelar with revisar
A purely visual mix-up. revelar (/Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/) and revisar (/Rɨ.vi.ˈzaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revelar is recorded at frequency rank #4,516, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/. revisar is at rank #15,915, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vi.ˈzaɾ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20431, this pair ranks #50,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revelar vs revisar
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "revelar": l. Private to "revisar": is.
"revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revelar" and "revisar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "revelar" or "revisar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelar" and "revisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refinar vs revisar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.